The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-04-26

! of depot ship or ship of war, and
the boat of 135 feet, would be found
to be most useful. The intermediate
boat would not be success. For the
submarine boat he believed that
there was a great future, but it would
not revolutionize warfare, and many
difficulties had yet to be over
come in connection with its construc-
ton. He was totally opposed to the
retention of masts in first class fight
ing ships, for their presence might
easily result in ship being put out
of action.
'Masts and sails were, however,
very useful in drill ships, for from
familiarity with them the sea
men gained that readiness of re-
source which could only be learned
aloft. Abiding to the observations
of Mr. White as to the measured
miles, he considered that the condi
tons under which ship of war was
tested ought, as far as possible, to be
those which she would experience in
an engagement Examining the
principles upon which the nayies of
different nations ought to be com
pared, he said that one ought not to
look at the number of ships of a par
ticular country, but consider what
those ships had to do. In the pro-
lection of our wealth and food sup
ply, and in the performance of other
duties, in time of war, each of our
vessels would have to do sixty-six
times more than her French compeer.
We must not, therefore, suppose that
we should be able to hold our own
against country merely because we
possessed a few more ships, although
individually he might think we
should" Dealing finally with the
subject of mercantile auxiiaries, he
argued that a certain number ought
to be in readiness to leave England
within three days after proclama
ton of war, and to proceed to differ
ent ports on certain specified circuits,
there to protect the vessels which,
but for such aid would fall into the
hands of enterprising rovers.-Ayta
California.
Tucson "a. IT,, April 2.-The High
License Act passed by the last Legis-
lature is closing many of the small
saloons out of business. Saloon men
in this city have organized, with 9th
ers throughout the Territory, to test
the law.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 2.-The Jour
nal de st. Petersburg says the Ameer of
Afghanistan has no grounds for pro
claiming a holy war against Russia,
and the late resumption of negotia-
tons at st. Petersburg for the delimit
alton of the Russo-Afghanistan front
Ter is fact, showing that the Ameer's
fears are groundless.
SEATTLE CIV. IT,, April "a fire
broke out at o'clock this morning in
the private boarding house adjoining
the Columbia House. The fire was
under control in less than twenty
minutes. The loss is said not to ex
coed $1,000.
LONDON, April 3.-The roof of a
church at Linguglossa, Sicily, fell
without warning during services yes
terday, burying beneath one hundred
persons, forty of whom were killed
and injured.
LONDON, April 4.-The Colonial Con-
ference opened at the Foreign Office
to-day. Lord Salisbury welcomed the
delegates, who, he said, We're engaged
in the work of organizing a great
movement toward an Imperial fedora
ton. The Premier, continuing, said
he was opposed to the scheme Of max
ing a constitution for the whole En-
pire In opposing this, however, he
did not wish to be understood as cast
ing any slur upon aspirations for an
Imperial federation. Although he
thought the SCENE was of a hazy and
doubtful character, still it contained
materials out of which practical re
suits might be obtained 1t should
be borne in mind that England was
unable to emulate Germany in her
manner of CONDUCTING Imperial al
fairs. Tie English Government must
| be satisfied to allow each portion of
! the Empire to conduct its own affairs
in its own locality. a union for In
perial defense was Of common interest.
HALIFAX IN. S., April 5.-A dis
patch fromClark's Harbor says: The
storm Saturday and Sunday inflicted
considerable damage to property in
several places. Fishing crafts and
other vessels escaped total destruction
by being anchored under a lee shore.
/ Some of them sank at their moor ngs.
One broke adrift and was lost ears
are entertained f1r the safetv Of sew
eral schooners which for the
fishing grounds two days iods.